Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-04
rup prcHNovD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SEPTEMBER 1887.
after 2 o'clock In the morning. On the
30tb he rises q quarter before 2 O'clock
prUsE Is MORNING STAR.

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NEPTUNE Is MORNING STAR.
He il stationary on the I'd, but his
motion is so slow at all times that ne
advances little from year to year. as
he was discovered in 1916 ii will take
him till 2011 to complete one oil MS
vast circuits round the sun since tine
time he became known member OF
the solar system.
The night ascension of Neptune on
the 1st is 3h. 53m., his declination is
1872 81 north, his diameter is 2".6, ana
he is in the constellation Taurus.
Neptune rises on the LIST about a quar-
ter before 10 o'clock in the evening on
the 30th he rises abort u quarter before
s o'clock.
URANUS is evening star, and IS very
near the sun, almost at his greatest dis
lance from the earth.
At the close of the month venus,
Saturn, Mars, and Neptune are morn
ing stars. Mercury, Uranus, and JupI-
ter are evening stars.
The right ascension OF Uranus on
the LIST il l2h. 40m. mis- declination Is
30 49, south his diameter IS Sd, ana
he is in the constellation Virgo.
Uranus sets on the LIST at 1850 O'CLOCK
in the evening; on the Both he sets
few minutes after half-past 5 O'Clock.
THE MOON.
The September moon fulls on the I'd,
90 81 I9m A NJ On the Sth, two
days before the last quarter, at Ion.
Sem. p. Nj, she is in conjunction with
Neptune. being % so south. On the
18th. at Oh. 22m. p. NJ, she is conjunc-
ton with Saturn, being i 39 south.
On the 18th, at On. Som. p. NJ, she III
conjunction with Mars, being i As
south. On the 18th, two hours after
new moon, the slender crescent OF the
moon is at the nearest point to
the slender crescent of Venus.
The conjunction takes place at
Ilh. ON. A. NJ, the moon be-
ing 10 so south Of the planet, both
heavenly bodies being very near the
sun. On the 18th, at oh. 2Sm. p. NJ,
the moon is in conjunction with Mer-
curry, being q 49, south. On the 18th,
at fOh. Ism. A. NJ, she is in cOniunc-
tion with Uranus, being 3 43 south.
On the 18th. at Oh. 32m. a. NJ, she is
in conjunction with Jupiter, being 4 is
north. Thus before the moon is two
days old she has met and passed Venus,
Mercury, Uranus, and Jupiter, show
ing how near these planets are to the
sun at the time.
THE sun.
The sun rises on the 1st at 5h. 11m A.
NJ. and sets at Oh. 20m. p. NJ, making
the length of the day 13h. 9m. On
the Both the sun riYs at 5h. Aim. A.
NJ, and sets at jh. sOm. P. NJ, making
the length Of the day 11h. 49m. The
decrease in the length of the day
during the month is In. Dom. The de-
crease is 3Om. in the morning and Dom.
in the evening. The days at the close
of September are 3h. 2lm. shorter than
they were when at their maximum
length.
The suns declination on the LIST is g
II north. On the 30th 1t ia 2 81
south. These figures show that the sun
is IL s. farther south at the close OF
the month than he was Mt the begin
ming, and thai he is in southern decllna-
ton.
TIE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX.
On the I'D at O'Clock in the morn
ing. the sun enters the sign Libra, and
the astronomical autumn commences.
A delightful equilibrium prevails. The
ecliptlc and equator coincide, and the
sun shines upon the earth from pole to
pole. The elimination of vegetable
life is reached. Bountiful haryests re-
ward the labor of the husbandman,
the floral kingdom rejoices in its
most brilliant hues, the foliage is
clothed in the colors Of the rain
bow, and peace and plenty reign in
this favored land. The dreamy atmos-
phere of the season invites repose. The
cool, crisp mornings are succeeded by
sunny moons, and a delicious haze per
vades the landscape, while the rapidly
shortening days len8then the nights
and bring out the stars under influences
that are an inspiration for the study Of
The bright orbs that twinkle tremulous
with light in the star-spangled tirma-
ment.